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IAG APR 2023年4月 亞博匯 15 請登錄asgam.com訂閱《亞博匯早報》 Sign up to receive IAG Breakfast Briefing at asgam.com LIGHT & WONDER TO EVALUATE SECONDARY ASX LISTING LIGHT & WONDER評估在澳洲證交所二次上市的可能性 GLOBAL GAMING SUPPLIER Light & Wonder, Inc has revealed it is evaluating a potential secondary listing of its shares on the Australian Securities Exchange, in addition to the company’s existing primary Nasdaq listing. The company said its Board of Directors had considered a range of options to accelerate its strategic journey as a global leader in cross- platform games and entertainment and enhance overall shareholder value. Potential benefits of a secondary listing would include enhancing Light & Wonder’s profile in Australia, which is one of the leading markets for its gaming business, and giving the company access to new long-term Australian institutional investors that would complement its strong existing base of shareholders in the US and Australia. “The ASX is a premiummarket with a long track record as a platform for global gaming companies and a deep and liquid pool of sophisticated investors and market participants who have a strong understanding of the gaming business,” said Light & Wonder’s Executive Chair, Jamie Odell. “We believe they will appreciate the value and long-termpotential of Light & Wonder’s broad international business and strategy.” 全球博彩供應商 Light & Wonder, Inc透露，公司除 了在現有的納斯達克主要上市之外，還正在評估其 股票在澳洲證券交易所二次上市的可能性。 該公司稱，董事會已考慮一系列選項，以加速 其作為跨平台遊戲和娛樂領域全球領銜者的戰略進 程，並提升整體股東價值。二次上市的潛在好處包 括提升Light & Wonder在澳洲的形象（澳洲是其博 彩業務的主要市場之一），並使公司能夠接觸到新 的長期澳大利亞機構投資者，以補充美國及澳洲其 強大的股東基礎。 Light & Wonder的執行主席Jamie Odell表示： 「澳交所是一個優質市場，作為全球博彩遊戲公司 的平台有著悠久的歷史記錄，並且匯集了對博彩業 務有著深刻了解、經驗豐富的投資者和市場參與 者。」 「我們相信他們會欣賞 Light & Wonder廣泛的 國際業務、戰略價值及長期潛力。我們期待與市場 和現有股東就潛在的二次上市進行交流。」